Network North Wales

Network North Wales
Overview
Native nameRhwydwaith Gogledd Cymru (Welsh)
OwnerTransport for Wales
Area served
and neighbouring regions in England
Transit type
Websitehttps://tfw.wales/projects/network-north-wales
Operation
Began operationMay 2025 (2025-05)
Operator(s)

Network North Wales (Welsh: Rhwydwaith Gogledd Cymru), previously and encompassing the North Wales Metro (Welsh: Metro Gogledd Cymru; originally the North East Wales Metro; Welsh: Metro Gogledd-Ddwyrain Cymru), is a multi-modal transport improvement programme in North Wales, to develop an interconnected multi-modal network of public transport, with a combination of bus, heavy rail, and "Metro" services.

First proposed as the "North East Wales Metro", it was initially focused on linking major settlements and employment areas of the north-east of Wales with north-west England, with its hubs located in Wrexham, Chester and Deeside. Although the programme has since expanded, with proposals extending to Anglesey in the north-west of Wales, and renamed "North Wales Metro". The existing Borderlands (Wrexham–Bidston) line forms a core rail component (a "spine") of the Metro network, where projects to increase connections, integrated access, and service frequency between Wrexham, Deeside and Liverpool are centred upon. The proposals were put forward in 2016 as is part of Welsh Labour's plan for north Wales. Labour has pledged to open the system by 2035. The proposals were included in the 2018 Wales & Borders franchise contest. It one of three regional strategies proposed by the Welsh Government, alongside the South Wales Metro, and Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro.

In May 2025, a larger programme called "Network North Wales" was launched, with the "Metro" being included as part of it. It rebranded the Borderlands line as the "Wrexham to Liverpool line", and began applying the network and "Metro" branding.